Friends Malcolm Hogan and Bill Kamke started the Automotive Addicts Cars and Coffee in 2009. Held on the second Saturday of each month from 9 to 11 a.m., the cruise-ins historically averaged about 70 cars or so, although this year the group has seen consistently see 300 or more.

All makes and models are welcome, but Cars and Coffee tends to get more exotic and modern cars.

“Part of the beauty is we never know what to expect,’’ Hogan said. “We get anything from Ferrari to a Lamborghini here or there.’’

The cruise-in is named for automotiveaddicts.com, which is a locally based automotive website that Hogan publishes.

This year the cruise-in experienced particularly fast growth while at the Markets of Town Center. Previously it had been held at Wild Wing Café next to Tinseltown.

“We’ve been getting a mix of one-off and eclectic cars along with classics like Mustangs,’’ Hogan said. “It’s just a big wide variety of vehicles; we don’t discriminate against anything. It’s very open.’’

Times-Union Vice President of Operations Robert Todd sees the partnership with automotiveaddicts.com an to opportunity to enhance product and community involvement.

“This relationship is a natural way for us to extend the brand recognition of our weekly Drive section,’’ Todd added. “This continues our ongoing efforts to improve our products and offer our customers more of what they want from the Times-Union.’’

At http://jacksonville.com/gears, you’ll find a video report on Cars and Coffee coming to the Times-Union along with a slideshow and video from the May Cars and Coffee cruise-in.

I used to hit C&C every once in a while. It's going to be a lot harder now that they're holding it downtown. That'll about double the drive for me....Although I COULD stop by Mojo's for lunch on the way home. That may make it worth the trip.